Chords for The Longest Johns "Banks of the Lee"
Tempo:
93.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
Ab
Bb
Eb
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
When two lovers meet, down beside the green power
When two lovers meet, down beneath the green tree
When Mary Fontaine fed unto her lover
[Eb] You have stolen my poor heart from the banks of the Lee
I [Eb] loved her [F] very dearly, so [Ab] truly and sincerely
There [Bb] was no one in this [Fm] wide world I loved [Ab] better than [F] she
Every [Cm] bush [F] and every flower, every wildish flower
[Gb]
Reminds me [Ebm] of my [F] Mary [Gb] on the [F] banks of the Lee
Well [Bb] ducks stay out late, love, [Ab] on the moor
[Bb]
[Ab] [F]
How [Bb] the
[Ab]
[F] [Bbm]
[Ab] ducks of [Eb] the
[F] Lee loved her very dearly, [Ab] so truly and sincerely
[Bb] There was no one in this wide [Bbm]
world I [Ab] loved better [F] than she
[D] [F] Every bush [Bb] and every flower, [Eb] every [Fm] wild [B] Irish flower
[Gb] Reminds me of my Mary on [F] the banks of [Bb] the Lee
I will pluck [Eb] some blue,
[G] [Bbm] I will pluck some [Bb] roses
The [Eb] fairer's laugh, [C]
and I'll lay [Bb] an apple
[Ab]
[E] [Bbm] inside the churchyard
Where [Ab] she sleeps, neither, [Bb]
[F]
so truly [Ab] and sincerely
[Bb] There was no one [F] in this wide world I loved better than she
[C] [D] Every bush and every flower, every [E] wild Irish [Gb] flower
Reminds me of my Mary on [Ab] the banks [F] [Dbm] of the [Bb] Lee
When two lovers meet, down beneath the green tree
When Mary Fontaine fed unto her lover
[Eb] You have stolen my poor heart from the banks of the Lee
I [Eb] loved her [F] very dearly, so [Ab] truly and sincerely
There [Bb] was no one in this [Fm] wide world I loved [Ab] better than [F] she
Every [Cm] bush [F] and every flower, every wildish flower
[Gb]
Reminds me [Ebm] of my [F] Mary [Gb] on the [F] banks of the Lee
Well [Bb] ducks stay out late, love, [Ab] on the moor
[Bb]
[Ab] [F]
How [Bb] the
[Ab]
[F] [Bbm]
[Ab] ducks of [Eb] the
[F] Lee loved her very dearly, [Ab] so truly and sincerely
[Bb] There was no one in this wide [Bbm]
world I [Ab] loved better [F] than she
[D] [F] Every bush [Bb] and every flower, [Eb] every [Fm] wild [B] Irish flower
[Gb] Reminds me of my Mary on [F] the banks of [Bb] the Lee
I will pluck [Eb] some blue,
[G] [Bbm] I will pluck some [Bb] roses
The [Eb] fairer's laugh, [C]
and I'll lay [Bb] an apple
[Ab]
[E] [Bbm] inside the churchyard
Where [Ab] she sleeps, neither, [Bb]
[F]
so truly [Ab] and sincerely
[Bb] There was no one [F] in this wide world I loved better than she
[C] [D] Every bush and every flower, every [E] wild Irish [Gb] flower
Reminds me of my Mary on [Ab] the banks [F] [Dbm] of the [Bb] Lee
Key:
F
Ab
Bb
Eb
Gb
F
Ab
Bb
_ When two lovers meet, down beside the green power
When two lovers meet, down beneath the green tree
When Mary Fontaine _ fed unto her lover
_ [Eb] You have stolen my poor heart from the banks of the Lee
I [Eb] loved her [F] very dearly, so [Ab] truly and sincerely
There [Bb] was no one in this [Fm] wide world I loved [Ab] better than [F] she _ _ _ _
Every [Cm] bush [F] and every flower, every _ wildish flower
_ [Gb]
Reminds me [Ebm] of my [F] Mary [Gb] on the [F] banks of the Lee
_ Well [Bb] ducks stay out late, love, [Ab] on the moor
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ How [Bb] the _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] ducks of [Eb] the _ _
_ [F] _ Lee loved her very dearly, [Ab] so truly and sincerely
[Bb] There was no one in this wide [Bbm]
world I [Ab] loved better [F] than she _
_ [D] [F] Every bush [Bb] and every flower, [Eb] every _ [Fm] wild [B] Irish flower
_ [Gb] _ Reminds me of my Mary on [F] the banks of [Bb] the Lee _
I will pluck _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] some blue, _ _ _ _
[G] [Bbm] I will pluck _ some [Bb] roses
The [Eb] fairer's laugh, _ [C] _ _ _
and I'll lay [Bb] an apple _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bbm] _ _ inside the churchyard
Where [Ab] she sleeps, neither, _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ so truly _ _ [Ab] and sincerely
_ [Bb] There was no one [F] in this wide world I loved better than she
_ [C] _ [D] Every bush and every flower, _ every _ [E] wild Irish _ _ [Gb] flower
Reminds me of my Mary _ _ on [Ab] the banks [F] [Dbm] of the [Bb] _ _ Lee
When two lovers meet, down beneath the green tree
When Mary Fontaine _ fed unto her lover
_ [Eb] You have stolen my poor heart from the banks of the Lee
I [Eb] loved her [F] very dearly, so [Ab] truly and sincerely
There [Bb] was no one in this [Fm] wide world I loved [Ab] better than [F] she _ _ _ _
Every [Cm] bush [F] and every flower, every _ wildish flower
_ [Gb]
Reminds me [Ebm] of my [F] Mary [Gb] on the [F] banks of the Lee
_ Well [Bb] ducks stay out late, love, [Ab] on the moor
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ How [Bb] the _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] ducks of [Eb] the _ _
_ [F] _ Lee loved her very dearly, [Ab] so truly and sincerely
[Bb] There was no one in this wide [Bbm]
world I [Ab] loved better [F] than she _
_ [D] [F] Every bush [Bb] and every flower, [Eb] every _ [Fm] wild [B] Irish flower
_ [Gb] _ Reminds me of my Mary on [F] the banks of [Bb] the Lee _
I will pluck _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] some blue, _ _ _ _
[G] [Bbm] I will pluck _ some [Bb] roses
The [Eb] fairer's laugh, _ [C] _ _ _
and I'll lay [Bb] an apple _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bbm] _ _ inside the churchyard
Where [Ab] she sleeps, neither, _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ so truly _ _ [Ab] and sincerely
_ [Bb] There was no one [F] in this wide world I loved better than she
_ [C] _ [D] Every bush and every flower, _ every _ [E] wild Irish _ _ [Gb] flower
Reminds me of my Mary _ _ on [Ab] the banks [F] [Dbm] of the [Bb] _ _ Lee